All You Need to Know About Burial Rites For Nana Konadu Yiadom III, Asantehemaa

The four-day burial rites of Nana Konadu Yiadom III, the late Queen of the Asante Kingdom, are set to take place in September 2025.

It will commence on September 14 night when the remains of Her Majesty will be laid in state at the Manhyia Palace for all to pay their last respects.

It will continue on Monday, September 15, through to September 18, when she will be buried at Breman at night.

His Majesty the King is expected to sit in state and welcome mourners from September 16 to September 18.

It was further announced that shops will have to close on September 18, when the burial rites will culminate in the burial.

“On that day, there will be no noise. No shop will open. All will join Asanteman to mourn, and we will bury the Queen at Breman,” Otumfuo Kyeame Baffour Kantankrakyi said, adding that the dress code is black and not red.

There has also been a ban on movements on the night of September 18.

“No one must be seen outside that night.”

Funeral Ban
The King has imposed a ban on funerals effective September 2, 2025. During this period, no funeral is expected to take place across Asanteman.

This is to make way for the burial of Nana Konadu Yiadom III, Asantehemaa, who passed away on August 7, 2025.  “Today was the one week. From 2 September, there is a ban on funerals.”

The ban will remain in force until September 18.

Source: https://opemsuo.com/author/hajara-fuseini/